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    <h1>How to import a trusted certificate</h1>
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    <p>
      To import a trusted certificate into a keystore from file:
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      <li>From the <b>Tools</b> menu, choose <b>Import Trusted Certificate</b>.
        Alternatively click on the <b>Import Trusted Certificate</b> toolbar
        button:<br>
        <img src="importcert.gif" alt="Import trusted certificate icon"
             width="16" height="16"></li>

      <li>The <b>Import Trusted Certificate</b> dialog will appear.</li>

      <li>Select the folder where the certificate file is stored.</li>

      <li>Click on the required certificate file or type the filename
        into the <b>File Name</b> text box.</li>

      <li>Click on the <b>Import</b> button.</li>

      <li>If Portecle cannot establish a trust path from the certificate in
        the file to an existing self-signed trusted certificate in your
        keystore (or the CA certs keystore if it is enabled):
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          <li>The <b>Certificate Details</b> dialog will be displayed.</li>
          <li>After viewing the details acknowledge the dialog by
            pressing the <b>OK</b> button.</li>
          <li>A further dialog will appear asking if you wish accept the
            certificate.</li>
          <li>Press the <b>Yes</b> button if you wish to trust the
            certificate and import it and <b>No</b> if you do not.  If you
            answer <b>No</b> the import will abort.</li>
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      <li>The <b>Trusted Certificate Alias</b> dialog will appear.</li>

      <li>Enter the alias of the new trusted certificate and press
        <b>OK</b>.</li>

      <li>The new trusted certificate entry will appear in the keystore
        Entries table with the chosen alias.</li>
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      <b>Shortcut key:</b> Ctrl-T.
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